GIVE THE EYE
Dictionary entry overview: What does give the eye mean? • GIVE THE EYE (verb)
The verb GIVE THE EYE has 1 sense:
1. look at with a critical eye
Familiarity information: GIVE THE EYE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GIVE THE EYE (verb)
Meaning:
Look at with a critical eye
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
give the eye; give the once over
Context example:
When the movie star entered, all the women gave him the once over
Hypernyms (to "give the eye" is one way to...):
look (perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam cannot give the eye Sue
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